The state of Great Bay is a reflection of activities throughout the watershed.

What is stormwater?

Stormwater is rain runoff that flows across parking lots,
roads or other hard surfaces. The runoff contributes to
flooding and can carry pollutants including road salt and
nitrogen into our rivers, lakes and the Great Bay.

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in protecting our watershed

Working Together to Mend Our Watershed

New Hampshire’s coastal waters have significant ecological, commercial, cultural, and recreational values for the state and its citizens, but the coastal waters are showing signs of pollution and environmental decline. Recognizing that water issues cannot be solved without collaboration, the New Hampshire Legislature created the Southeast Watershed Alliance in 2009. The Alliance is a means for communities to address water pollution, water supply, wastewater and stormwater management, septic systems, land use, and conservation.

The Southeast Watershed Alliance encompasses all forty-two New Hampshire communities in the New Hampshire coastal watershed. The Alliance is committed to improving the waters through collaborative watershed studies, education, and project implementation.

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Initiatives

The Southeast Watershed Alliance has prepared draft stormwater management standards to provide a consistent and effective level of stormwater management and protection of clean water within the NH coastal watershed. These model standards are under consideration by several communities and have already been adopted by the Town of Newfields.

This project provided assistance to communities to improve stormwater management through the expertise of engineering consultants, installation of demonstration stormwater treatment systems, and workshops and outreach to municipal employees, town officials, volunteers, and neighborhood residents.

Help Make It Happen!

Make sure that your town sends a representative! Representatives can be regular citizens or town officials.

Alliance meetings are open to the public and everyone is welcome.

Meetings are held quarterly at different locations around the watershed. Date, location, and time are posted in advance.

Representatives are invited to attend the monthly board of directors meetings and to contact Michael Trainque, chairman of the board (mtrainque@gsinet.net) with any questions about community participation within the Alliance.